Chapter 7
7.5. Test Procedure
Step 1:
Remove a pouch with a test cartridge from the refrigerator and let the pouch
and cartridge reach room temperature
59 °F
to
86 °F
/
15
◦
C
to
30
◦
C
before
starting the test.
Step 2:
Draw blood from the patient into a sample tube containing
3.2 %
sodium citrate
as an anticoagulant.
Step 3:
From the Home Screen, touch either the
Ca-
nine PT/aPTT
or the
Feline PT/aPTT
button
to start the test.
Step 4:
When the message Please insert new cartridge
is shown on the screen, insert the test cartridge
completely into the cartridge slot on the front
of the Analyzer.
The cartridge must have the label facing up-
ward and the sample well sticking out of the
Analyzer.
Step 5:
On the on-screen keyboard, enter the cartridge
code (printed on the cartridge pouch label) in
the entry field and touch Done.
Step 6:
Touch
Confirm
to acknowledge that the blood
has been obtained in a citrate test tube and
that the tube was appropriately filled.
Step 7:
Touch
Patient ID
and enter the necessary in-
formation using the on-screen keyboard.
Touch Done to confirm.
Entering Sample ID is optional but recom-
mended to aid in finding the result in the Ana-
lyzer’s database.
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